striction

English

Etymology

From Latin strictio. See stringent.

Noun

striction

1. The act of constricting, or the state of being constricted.
2. (geometry) The definition of a geometric shape as all points with some relationship to a central point, curve, etc., for example, a circle is the striction of all points at a distance of the radius from a single point.

Derived terms

• line of striction
• magnetostriction